Figurative Illustration Minor

The focus of this minor is on enhancing skills and knowledge related to figurative drawing, painting and general image making. This is accomplished by working with the figure and the figure in space, through introduction to various media and picture-making issues. Academic figure anatomy, old master and other traditional drawing and painting techniques, are demonstrated and utilized. The minor is especially beneficial for students in Painting or Animation.

• Illustration majors may not declare a Figurative Illustration minor.
• Students must meet eligibility requirements, which may include a satisfactory grade point average, prerequisites, and departmental portfolio review.
• Intent to complete a minor is declared by filing the completed Minor Declaration Form with the Office of the Registrar. The forms are available in the Office of the Registrar.
• Courses applied to the minor may only be applied towards elective requirements.
• Generally, no substitutions to the minor requirements are allowed. In exceptional situations where substitutions are granted, the approvals of both the major and minor program advisors are required.
• The requirements of the minor must be completed prior to graduation.
• Completing a concentration may require a student to tkea more thant he minimunm number of credits necessary to achieve the under graduate degree in order to also finish the concentration.
• Minors are available only to undergraduate students.